Abstract Tesseract

@abstracttesseract

(sometimes-computational) linguist, AI/ML unenthusiast, Luddite, they/he I periodically auto-delete my old posts and likes

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Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· 8d

Right-click menu from a LinkedIn post with the name of the poster smudged out. The "Seems Like AI" option has been replaced by a hotdog emoji icon and the text "Try to find the guy who did this"

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· 10d

"I want a shirt with Japanese written on it"

The back of a shirt with a painting of cranes, an ocean wave, cherry blossoms, and the word "Japanese" written in Japanese

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· 16d

panel from "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal" comic where a square-jawed man with a suit and a romantic facial expression says "Cheese Is Available"

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· 19d

MIND
YOUR
BUSINESS

from Craig of the Creek

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· 19d

epic battle: синий vs. голубой

a bottle of dark blue Gatorade Zero and a bottle of light blue Gatorade Zero

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· 20d

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· 21d

I saw this sign on Harvard's campus last time I was in the neighborhood, and somehow I don't think the problem facing US universities is "not enough 'SoundThinking Endowed Chair in Anti-Woke Studies' positions" or whatever he's having a sad about

sign on Harvard campus:

Harvard is committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment for all members of the Harvard community.

Please take note that the following acts are prohibited on Harvard property, including Harvard Yard:

Erecting or maintaining a tent or other temporary structure:

Camping or sleeping outside, with or without a tent or other temporary structure:

Blocking a pedestrian pathway or access to building entrances:

Amplifying noise without appropriate prior approval:

Disturbing or using university flagpoles:

Projecting or affixing a message or image onto a harvard building:

Vandalizing university property; and

Digging holes, driving stakes into the ground, or otherwise disturbing plant life on university property.

An individual who assists others in engaging in a prohibited act will be treated as if they committed the prohibited act themselves. Items brought onto Harvard property in furtherance of such prohibited acts will be subject to confiscation. Harvard will not be responsible for storing or returning any such items. Any requests for approval should be directed to Harvard Yard Operations (yardops@fas.harvard.edu), which has been designated under the Campus Use Rules to receive such requests. Harvard may video record outdoor areas.

HARVARD FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

OFFICE OF PHYSICAL RESOURCES & PLANNING

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jul 10

Autocomplete is trying very hard to be helpful

Pagebound screenshot. The search bar has "2 trans" typed in. The phone's autocorrect has suggested "developers"

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jul 1

✨them dinner✨

A plate with bread, butter, sliced zucchini, a butter knife, and one small unopened container each of Vegemite and Marmite

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jun 28

Altered version of Safely Endangered "Get away rat, you carrier of disease" comic:

Person: get away statistics, you carrier of eugenics
Rat, presenting gift: I also carry methods of analysis
Person, opening gift: Aww
Rat: it's eugenics
Person: God dammit

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jun 22

buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo wrap buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo wrap

New York Pizza sign advertising buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo wrap

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jun 20

🎶please be patient, student driver count the headlights on the highway🎶

closeup of the back of a white car with bumper sticker "please be patient student driver"

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jun 19

tfw someone responds to you with "AI" nonsense

Cover of "If You Say So, Claude" by Joan Lowery Nixon and Lorinda Bryan Cauley

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jun 16

Even if you wanted something automatic, there are so many lovely generators out there that aren't slop

"You wouldn't celebrate a birthday" in the font and background style of the anti-piracy "you wouldn't download a car" ad

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jun 14

Happy Pride

Phil Eng, the MBTA General Manager, is speaking with Boston Common in the background. The captions read "As we welcome the world to Boston, we're here to trans..."

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jun 14

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jun 10

screenshot of text messages with the emoji reaction menu active. The last option is a photomoji of an orange cat with a withering expression

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jun 7

spider man pointing meme. they're all claude.

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jun 3

Hmmm something seems off about this translation

Auto-generated translation of part of the lyrics to Vọng cổ buồn by Cẩm Ly:

Hò ơi chín nhánh sông phù sa
Oh, the nine branches of the Phu Sa River

Mù u con bướm đặng quay về
The misty butterfly wants to return

Về đâu con nước lớn nước ròng
Where are you going, big and flowing river?

Đìu hiu như khúc hát tình em
Melancholy, like the tune of your love

Hò ơi cống cống xê xàng xê
Oh, the steady flow of the sewers

Mình ên em đứng đợi anh về
I stand here waiting for you

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jun 2

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· Jun 1

Emmanuel A.'s long LinkedIn missive defending "AI" (concluding the with "optimization is not a crime against humanity, it is simply progress."), next to an image of Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII reaching towards the camera.

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· May 30

I'm going to be documenting every time a "leader" told me we need to get on board with "AI", because my question for them is: "you've demonstrated catastrophically poor professional and ethical judgment. How do you plan to make amends, and why should we trust anything you say?"

Wall Street Journal headline

Corporate America Is Starting to Ration AI as Cost Skyrockets

Executives are scrambling to track returns on Al investments as the bill for massive computing needs comes due

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· May 22

LaForge meme variation in which he is pointing "Yes!"-ly at both options: Freezing billionaires' assets, and freezing billionaires' asses

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· May 17

You're trapped in the last TV show you watched. Where are you? Pizza King.

Daria and Jane cheers-ing soda cups at Pizza King

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· May 17

Very curious about the series of events that led to the Vietnamese option for this hospital website to be written in chữ Nôm

Dropdown menu of languages for a website, including Modern Standard Arabic, Chinese, Nepali, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, and See More. The word for Vietnamese is written in chu Nom script

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· May 16

what are the Six Genders? wrong answers only

Image of the 6 character classes from Final Fantasy 1

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· May 14

"numerate audience" is an anagram of "uneducate men re: AI". really makes you think

Skeet from @andymasley.bsky.social

Joshi has an interesting post about infrasound that I think actually gets at a core misunderstanding we have. I'm not actually interested in promoting data centers, I'm interested in building a numerate audience (1/2), with link to Joshi's "The exact wrong lesson to learn from data centre infrasound fears"

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· May 5

Simpsons Lenny "0 days without" meme

0 days without sign language glove discourse

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· May 4

Screenshot from a recent @ngescreenshot.bsky.social post of Shinji looking at a computer

Abstract Tesseract@abstracttesseract· May 1

ok ok fine twist my arm why don't you